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John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon, PC, FRS, FSA (4 June 1751 – 13 January 1838) was a British barrister and politician. He served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain between 1801 and 1806 and again between 1807 and 1827.
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John Scott, 1st earl of Eldon (born June 4, 1751, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, Eng.—died Jan. 13, 1838, Hamilton Place, Middlesex) was the lord chancellor of England for much of the period between 1801 and 1827.
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Overview. 1st earl of Eldon, John Scott. (1751—1838) lord chancellor. Quick Reference. (1751–1838). Lord chancellor. The son of a Newcastle coal merchant, Scott rose rapidly in his profession. He entered Parliament in 1783, and became solicitor‐general 1788 and attorney‐general 1793.
The original biography was written by James McMullen Rigg in 1897. John Scott, first Lord Eldon and Lord Chancellor, was the third son of William Scott of Newcastle-upon-Tyne by his second wife, Jane Atkinson. Eldon was born in Love Lane, Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 4 June 1751.
The Oxford Companion to British History. Eldon, John Scott, 1st earl of (1751–1838). Lord chancellor. The son of a Newcastle coal merchant, Scott rose rapidly as a lawyer. He entered Parliament in 1783, and became solicitor-general 1788 and attorney-general 1793.
A-Z. John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon (1751-1838; Lord Chancellor) << Back to full list of biographies. Scott was the son of a Newcastle coal merchant and won a scholarship to University College, Oxford. He was called to the bar in 1776 and became a KC in 1783. In the same year, he was elected as M.P. for Weobley.
